Overview

• The Energy Ministry said the plant’s only transmission line from Ukraine’s grid was disconnected at 16:56, forcing a switch to diesel power for internal needs.
• Officials called the outage a serious violation of safe operating conditions at Europe’s largest nuclear facility.
• The ministry noted the plant has suffered repeated blackouts during Russian occupation due to shelling and damage to energy infrastructure.
• Kyiv urged decisive international action to demilitarize and de-occupy the site and to restore the facility to Ukrainian control.
• The development follows an IAEA General Conference resolution calling on Russia to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.